2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Europe
Europe: 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value was 2,962 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Europe, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
Europe recorded 2,962 No for 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Europe peaked at 2,962 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,393 No, in 2000.
That places Europe 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Europe, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,393 No | — |
| 2001 | 1,489 No | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 1,614 No | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 1,732 No | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1,835 No | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1,891 No | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2,753 No | +45.6% |
| 2007 | 2,749 No | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,748 No | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,751 No | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,735 No | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,733 No | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,735 No | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,720 No | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,722 No | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,726 No | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,726 No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,732 No | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,762 No | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2,774 No | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,811 No | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 2,824 No | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2,852 No | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2,915 No | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 2,939 No | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 2,962 No | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,096 No | 1,393 No | 2,753 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,736 No | 2,720 No | 2,774 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,884 No | 2,811 No | 2,962 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More economy & growth data for Europe
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 4.65 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices -0.5895 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 1.68 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 21.04 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 20.98 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 27.06 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 36,332 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 29,680 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 122.03 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.4 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Europe?
- 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Europe was 2,962 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,962 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,393 No in 2000.
- How does Europe rank for 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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